Chavez Pina

Chavez Pina (1777-1811) was a colonel of the Spanish Army during the Peninsular War.

Biography
Chavez Pinas was born in Loyola, Spain in 1777. Pina enlisted in the army in the French Revolutionary Wars at the age of 17 in 1794, and gained experience as a soldier in initial combat with France. During the Peninsular War, he fought the French again, and in 1810 he led Fusiliers in the Battle of Ria de Cancha. Pina continued to lead troops until he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Albuera with a shot to the neck.